And again, the media doesn't know when to let go.

[gridlore]

As we all know by now, Haiti has been devastated by a massive earthquake. Three days ago. Thousands dead, many thousands more missing. It's a tragedy, no doubt.

However, after three days the story no longer requires multiple hours of continuous coverage when there are no new developments. Once again we are seeing the same video, the same sound bites, and the same choked commentary recycled over and over. What we need is an editor to say "what is new in this story? What developments need to be touched on? And most importantly, what have we beaten into the ground?"

The rest of the world doesn't stop because there is a really big story somewhere. I'd like to see some coverage of the Prop 8 trial here in California. There's a special election for the Senate seat formally held by Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts that could affect the balance of power in Congress for years to come. There are other things going on. Tell me about Haiti, tell me what is happening, then move on to other stories.

It's not that I don't care about the situation in Haiti; it's that I also care about the other issues in the world and want to hear about them as well.

EDIT: Seems Bill Maher agrees with me.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

There's a couple websites to get Prop 8 trial blogs from.

firedoglake.com and prop8trialtracker.com are just 2 offhand

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

I've been following them, but I'm home recovering from surgery. If I was at work driving my truck, I'd be listening to news radio all day for updates. If they focus on only one story, I'm screwed.

[dandelion-diva.livejournal.com]

*nod* I agree.